Running Gear Off A Granada?

[Guest turbo]

does the granada use the same driveshafts,diff brakes,front uprights steering column as the sierra?

thanks jamie.

[ibrooks]

The rear is different but interchangeable - i.e. you can't always take Granada components and stick them onto a Sierra rear axle but you can take the whole rear axle from a Granada and swap it for the Sierra item. Some of the components are the same (driveshafts and diffs for the most part but the Granada does tend to have the larger drive-flange on the lobro shafts whereas only some of the 2wd Cosworth Sierras got them). I think the geometry of the trailing arms and beam are different but the mounting points on the car are the same.

 

The front legs are different but again you can swap the whole thing. The strut of the Granada is the larger diameter that was used on the 4x4 Sierra so you can use Granada struts on a 4x4 Sierra or Sierra 4x4 struts on a Granada and you can use the whole strut and hub from a granada on a Sierra but other combinaions are unlikely to work.

 

This is all very general though and you have to bear in mind that not even all the Granadas had the same components and you can come across combinations where parts from one Granada won't work with parts from another Granada (and the same is true of Sierras).

 

Iain

[richyb66]

This'll presumably be referring top the Mark 3 Granada not the Mark 2, which has a different back end and wishbone front suspension not struts.

[Guest stevie begg]

I'm sure the granada is a 5 stud pattern too, the sierra is a 4 stud.